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The temperature dropped suddenly last night, which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

A. which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. B. which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil. C. and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. D. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil. E. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging from the soil.

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04 Feb 2017, 03:55

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A. Which is used to refer to join not clause. Also, first clause is in active whereas second in passive voice.B. Here , both clauses are in active but which refers to clause.C. This adds ambiguity.D. Both clauses in active voice and sentence conveys the meaning clearly. "Correct"E. Emerging from soil modifies frost instead of shoot.

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04 Feb 2017, 06:09

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A. which (incorrectly modifies last night) will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. INCORRECTB. which (incorrectly modifies last night) will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil. INCORRECTC. and this (cannot be used for cause/effect relation) will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. INCORRECTD. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil. CORRECTE. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging (incorrectly modifies preceding clause; it should modify shoot) from the soil INCORRECTCorrect form of E can be written as: and as result, the frost will kill the shoots, emerging from soil]

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05 Apr 2017, 23:17

Temurkhon wrote:

A,B,C are out because of wrong modifiers. E is changing the meaning

D remains

hi, can you tell me that why did you eliminated E , somehow i thought future progressive tense is usually incorrect in GMAT, is it okay to eliminate any option on this behalf , also ,emerging has a subject then why it is wrong ? kindly explain

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The temperature dropped suddenly last night, which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

A. which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. B. which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil. C. and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. D. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil. E. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging from the soil.

Meaning Analysis:

The temperature drop will result in frost that will kill the shoots.

Error Analysis:A) "which" cannot be used to refer to an action. It's a relative pronoun and must refer to noun/noun phrase.B) Same as A.C)"This" has no logical antecedent.D)NO errors.E)The use of Verb-ing modifier emerging to modify the previous clause is wrong. Will the shoots be killed by the frost BY emerging from the soil? NO. Is emerging from the soil the result of the frost killing the shoots? NO. Hence, the use of verb-ing modifier is incorrect.

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05 Apr 2017, 23:51

The temperature dropped suddenly last night, which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost.

A. which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. B. which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil. C. and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. D. and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil. E. and as a result, the shoots will be killed by the frost, emerging from the soil.

A and B are out because of which,modifies nightC this will mean what will mean not clearE and as a result emerging from soil is modifying the preceding clause not correct changes the meaning completelyD is best

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